Brilliant beacons a history of the American lighthouse
A history of America as reflected by the nation's lighthouses combines maritime lore with original details to trace coastal political, military, and technological expansions, citing the roles of key contributors.
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New York :
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company,
2017.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Dolin, Eric Jay, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Brilliant beacons : |b a history of the American lighthouse / |c Eric Jay Dolin. |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, |c 2017. | ||
| 300 | |a xv, 541 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : |b illustrations ; |c 21 cm | ||
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| 505 | 0 | |a Colonial lights -- Casualties of war -- Lights of a new nation -- Economy above all -- Europeans take the lead -- The "rule of ignorant and incompetent men" -- Brighter lights -- "Everything being recklessly broken" -- From board to service -- Keepers and their lives -- Lighthouse heroes -- Marvels of engineering -- And construction -- Of birds and eggs -- A cruel wind -- The new keepers -- Epilogue -- Lighthouse organizations -- Lighthouse museums. | |
| 520 | |a A history of America as reflected by the nation's lighthouses combines maritime lore with original details to trace coastal political, military, and technological expansions, citing the roles of key contributors. | ||
| 610 | 2 | 0 | |a United States. |b Bureau of Light-Houses |x History. |
| 610 | 2 | 0 | |a United States. |b Lighthouse Service |x History. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Lighthouses. | |
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